Kathepul construction at Timang river powerhouse in Manang

The Kathepul built after the Beilibridge was swept away by the flood in Timang River in June 2078 was washed away again by the flood that occurred on the night of June 17. The Dumre-Bensisahar-Chame road project has built a bridge of 7.5 meters length and 4 meters width. The sub-engineer of the project, Suman Adhikari, has constructed the bridge using wood including sawdust. "We have used about 10-11 meters of wood. We have constructed a 7 and a half meter space for water to flow and made a kathe bridge,' he said.

According to Chin Bahadur Ghale, head of District Coordination Committee Manang, the Kathe Bridge has been operational since Friday. However, there is a problem if the bridge is not built at Timang Chhahara. Without a bridge, it was difficult even for people to walk. After the new wooden bridge was built, jeeps, tractors and motorcycles have been running," he said.

According to him, the jeep is operating from Bensi Sahar to Nason Rural Municipality 9, Dankyu. After the construction of the bridge, the motor has started running from Chame to Kaichu Danda in the lower area of ​​Dankyu. After walking uphill from Dankyu for 20-25 minutes, you will reach Kaichu Danda. It takes less time to go down, this is an old road,' he said, 'coming to the upper area from Kaichu hill is no longer a problem.'

Timang Chhahara has no bridge. A bailibridge has been requested for Timang Chhahara by the sub-engineer officer of the road project. Preparations have been made to build a bridge by temporarily placing an iron beam. A supporting structure should be constructed to hold the steel beam. However, Chief District Officer Subas Kumar Lamichhane said that there was no place to build a foundation after the floods in Chhahara washed it away.

'Today (Friday) we visited all the teams of the security agencies. Kathepul cannot be kept. The water is coming heavily on the terrace. Everything has been dug up. Talks are going on for Belybridge, but it is not going to happen immediately. We have told the technicians of the road project. In a few days, options may come as to what to do,' he said. The road office has informed that even though the granary was piled up on the small terrace of Timang Chhahara, the damage was not too big and it has been cleaned.

When the Nepalese army opened the track to Manang headquarters Chame in 2069, a bridge was placed in this area. A slav culvert bridge was constructed in Big Chhahara and Small Chhahara by displacing the Kathe bridge. The slav culvert bridge built two years ago was swept away by the flood that occurred on the night of 17th and 18th of June.